How do I get started ?

"Graham" wrote in message
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Anybody got any good tips on Fly fishing and how to get started? I
want to know what it´s all about, how you get started, the equipment
you need and stuff like that.

Any tips guys and gals?

Thanks

First and foremost, you must sell your soul over to a Satin dress
manufacture, and that's just to become a full fledged member of ROFF!
Thankfully, that's the easy part.

Next you MUST promise to flyfish any damn way in which you please.

Finally, head to your local flyshop and get some decent, but not too
expensive, gear--the really expensive stuff will come to you naturally at a
later date.

Inform the flyshop rep. that you are a beginner, ask about lessons, see if
he knows anyone that will assist you in your endeavor to persevere. Once
you get the essentials (gear, not beer), buy a book that caters to the
beginner and find some water. Preferably, you want to find a stream, pond,
or lake with wide open space for castin'. Learn to cast! Learn to tie the
right (relative term) knots.

Where in the world are you located? There may actually be a ROFFian or
three in your area--great guyz to fish with, but don't buy them beer, ad for
heavens sake don't mention 25 y.o. single malt scotch!

I learned to flyfish on my own, and you can too. Your gear will depend upon
the type of fish you want to hunt, to some degree.

Op --lawn castin' is fun, but you really want to find some water.--

In article , Guyz-N-Flyz
wrote:


Finally, head to your local flyshop and get some decent, but not too
expensive, gear--the really expensive stuff will come to you naturally at a
later date.

I did this many, many years ago. I hate to think how many rods and
reels I have subsequently bought but the outfit I bought then is still
my absolute favourite outfit.

L

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